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U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PLATINUM-GROUP METALS, BY COUNTRY1
    Unwrought palladium   Palladium, other   Iridium2   Osmium2   Ruthenium2   Rhodium2
Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity,
Pd content Value Pd content Value Ir content Value Os content Value Ru content Value Rh content Value
Country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)
2006 100,000   $967,000   19,000   $141,000   2,800   $30,100   56   $487   36,000   $187,000   15,900   $1,920,000
2007:
Belgium 4,020 43,700 232 2,740 -- -- -- -- 155 2,580 2,130 305,000
Canada 1,200 20,600 347 4,440 25 317 -- -- 156 219 (3) 12
China 330 2,690 9 351 (3) 10 8 50 47 870 -- --
Denmark -- -- 2 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
France -- -- 1 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Germany 2,030 21,500 301 3,570 629 2,980 10 70 15,400 212,000 1,020 147,000
Hong Kong 56 675 -- -- 11 146 -- -- 49 992 -- --
Ireland -- -- -- -- 1 10 -- -- -- -- -- --
Italy 1,510 17,400 7 96 63 319 -- -- 188 2,600 179 31,100
Japan 1,650 11,400 417 4,250 (3) 4 -- -- 209 2,040 -- --
Korea, Republic of -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 149 2,910
Mexico 9 93 19 146 -- -- -- -- -- -- 13 254
Netherlands -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (3) 2
Norway 5,370 57,600 93 1,140 -- -- -- -- -- -- 81 16,100
Russia 39,900 452,000 8,950 97,000 -- -- -- -- 1,640 22,500 1,220 228,000
Singapore -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 804 11,100 6 1,240
South Africa 23,500 252,000 309 3,560 1,330 17,700 5 69 23,100 317,000 9,280 1,460,000
Spain 94 127 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Switzerland 281 3,080 650 8,220 -- -- -- -- -- -- 63 12,600
Syria -- -- (3) 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Taiwan 295 957 -- -- -- -- -- -- 209 3,910 -- --
Thailand -- -- 1 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
United Kingdom 21,200   237,000   248   3,220   1,350   20,500   (3)   3   6,730   78,800   2,470   447,000
Total   101,000   1,120,000   11,600   129,000   3,410   41,900   23   192   48,700   655,000   16,600   2,650,000
-- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Unwrought and other forms.
3Less than � unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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